The bites of the promodial vampires carry a virus that can convert other races into lesser vampires. So a single one can turn a whole city into a nest of vampires if given enough time.
If those lesser vampires feed on powerful creatures or many creatures over a long period of time, they will evolve into high vampires. But the only way for high vampires to become primordial vampires is to kill one and replace it.
He was intrigued by what he read. As he was reading the small piece of racial information about the vampire race, Wrath noticed and exclaimed, "I know these guys."
That drew his attention. He asked, "You do?"
"Yeah, I do. They are a very powerful race that has managed to build a multi-planetary civilization."
"Multiplanetary? Like across many planets?"
She shook her head and said, "More like many star systems. They are mostly backwards in terms of technology, but their ability to enslave other creatures has helped them to progress beyond their home world and conquer many others."
He muttered as he returned his attention to the tablet, "I am beginning to think that the ability to enslave other beings is an important ability for a race to have."
Wrath agreed. "You are right to think so. But it is not the ability to enslave others that is most important; it is the ability to grow stronger from conquest."
"As long as a race has one ability or two that makes them more powerful the more people they fight, they will be able to form a civilization feared in a galaxy."
"The Yggdrasil civilization also enslaves others. They have had clashes with the vampire race many times. I have participated in one such battle with them. It was a gruesome war that ended in a pyrrhic victory."
Kelvin was surprised. He said, "Wow. I didn't think these guys were so special."
Wrath sighed and said, "They are powerful and difficult to deal with. The Yggdrasil civilization won that battle, but we gained nothing from it. In fact, we lost a lot during the battle and became weaker for it."
She saw his surprised face and said, "Don't be so surprised. That's something that happens most of the time when two multi-planetary civilizations fight. Both sides end up losing something."
Kelvin asked, "Why did we fight them then?"
"Sometimes, you just don't have a choice. You must fight for survival with all of your might or die. Or worse be enslaved. That's what it means to survive in the competition for life. It is also what has been happening between us and the Yggdrasil civilization."
"We encountered them and decided not to fight them because they would be difficult to deal with. If they were not so difficult to deal with, you wouldn't be trying to get their ability to escape."
"So we did the right thing when we encountered them. We extended an olive branch to them. But they took it as a sign of weakness that we didn't want to fight. They also thought they were better than us."
"What really nailed in the war was that they found our blood to be delicious. Apparently, our potential for many classes made our blood delicious. Our blood also made lesser vampires evolve into high vampires faster."
Kelvin chuckled. "So we are the impossible combination of great taste and high nutrition. I can see their point."
Wrath sniggered. "We were. They thought of high quality food. So they went to war with us. But while we were delicious, we were not weak. Many of their gods died in that war. Rain of blood fell many times on the battlefield. The earth drank deep of the blood of humans and vampires alike."
"Wow. I wish I were there."
She reassured him with a smile. "Then you will like to know that the war is not over between the two civilizations. We have won more battles than them, but they don't seem to want to give up."
"We are simply irresistible to them. They are always looking for our spheres of influence to hunt us. You might just be fortunate enough to be drafted into a war to fight them."
He wondered out loud, "Imagine their surprise when I use their ability against them."
Wrath chuckled. "They will do everything to try and kill you."
He nodded and said, "That's it. I've made up my mind. I'll get this ability."
He added the race to his list. It cost 70 energy stones. He had more money, but he couldn't find any higher or primordial vampires in stock.
He decided to ask Astro about it to determine if he should wait until he can get the stronger variant and save himself on game points.
The bot was as helpful as ever. It said, "I hope you are joking, honored guest. The sale of high vampires and above across the territory of the Yggdrasil civilization is illegal."
"The ability of high and primordial vampires to enslave others and spread their vampirism has been deemed hazardous to the safety of the civilization. They are to be killed on sight and their presence reported to the nearest garrison."
"Anyone caught dealing with them in any way will be considered a traitor of the Yggdrasil civilization. Death will become their lifelong wish if caught."
Kelvin exclaimed, "Wow."
"Yes, wow."
He nodded. "Don't mind me. I was just joking."
"Aha. I knew it."
Kelvin chuckled and asked, "Where is the nearest garrison?"
Astro replied by pointing up and saying, "It should be the orbital station above the planet."
He said, "Right. Thank you for your time."
"Certainly, honored guest. I am here to please."
He nodded and didn't say any more. He busied himself with making his final choices.
The next ability he chose was from a nonhuman race again. It was a bloodsucking tick that turns people into blood bags by infecting them with hooks.
These hooks absorb the life force of the host and swell. Then they turn into cysts that convert the entire host into blood that they store within them.